Chapter 92: Silver Lake Forest
The Silver Lake Forest, located on the northeast side of the southern settlement, is separated by a straight line to the northern agglomeration, and is named after the huge silver-mirrored salt-alkali lake in the center of the forest.
The Silver Lake Forest is home to a large number of salinity-tolerant flora and fauna, ranging from one to four stars.
For human beings, it is the kind of existence that ignores the eyes, but gets serious but the gains outweigh the losses, wastes manpower and material resources, and causes unnecessary losses.
Moreover, the eastern part of the Silver Lake Forest borders the Endless Forest Sea, and no one can guarantee that after clearing this batch of high-level five-star Ability Beasts, this woodland will not be occupied by more advanced Ability Beasts, which will be even more troublesome.
Therefore, after repeated trade-offs, humanity still had to make concessions, so that the avenue between the north and south settlements had to make a big bend to the west before connecting the two settlements.
By the way, the north-south gathering places are already the two closest to all human gathering places, but if you travel along the avenue, even if you are assisted by a means of transportation such as scaly horses, it will still take three to four months for ordinary people to walk.
But for those with four stars and above, they can take the risk of traveling back and forth between the north and south through the Silver Lake Forest, greatly reducing the time of this journey.
During the previous winter vacation, Xiong Chao went home and then returned to school.
Of course, it was impossible for Xiong Supernatural, who was only at the peak strength of a two-star star at that time, to cross the Silver Lake Forest alone, but under the leadership of others, it was easy to take such a shortcut.
Just like Yan Hua now, with Ling Feixue leading the way ahead, and his own strength is not what it used to be, so he is even in the mood to enjoy the scenery along the way without pressure, and he has experienced a completely different feeling from the Blackwater Swamp in this jungle.
Probably because of the environment, there is no perennial fog in the Silver Lake Forest, and the trees in it are not as lush as those in the Blackwater Swamp, and they do not glow, except that the leaves are covered with secreted and condensed white particles, which look no different from ordinary plants.
The dry, solid ground in the forest is like a stone to step on, and there are large gaps between the sparse vegetation, which is very easy to navigate.
If it weren't for the clearing of some ability beasts along the way that might be unfavorable to the follow-up merchant group, Yan Hua estimated that he was just in a hurry, and he would probably only need about ten days to pass through the Silver Lake Forest.
The pitch-black afterimage silently pierced through the head of a supernatural beast, and then returned to Yan Hua's hand.
The beast, which looked like an enlarged version of a wild boar, fell to the ground without even letting out a howl, never to get back up again.
Then there was a flash of lightning, and the corpse was completely reduced to a pile of charred ashes.
Although he knew that Ling Feixue was doing this to prevent the corpse and the smell of blood from attracting other ability beasts, Yan Hua still felt that it was a bit of a pity to do so, with the knowledge he had learned in Cambrian, this kind of ability beast called Ferocious Pig should be edible.
As if seeing the look of regret on Yan Hua's face, Ling Feixue explained after kicking away the pile of ashes: "Just as the abnormal beasts in the Black Water Swamp will contain toxins in their bodies to a greater or lesser extent due to the pollution of the swamp, and they are not suitable for human consumption, the saline content in the bodies of most organisms in the Silver Lake Forest is also excessive. Unless you have the same powerful ability to filter salt as they do, feeding on it is only self-defeating. ”
After all, Yan Hua was a student of the biology department, and he instantly understood what Ling Feixue meant.
This is the so-called adaptability of organisms to the environment, although the ability of the same species of beasts is generally similar in ability and appearance, but it will also be affected by the environment and produce subtle differences, forming individual differences within the population.
Ling Feixue saw Yan Hua's thoughtful look, knowing that the other party had already listened to her words.
Looking up at the gradually darkening sky again, Ling Feixue said, "That's all for today's itinerary, let's find a place to rest." ”
Yan Hua nodded, put away the zero-energy consumption spear in his hand, and found a depression with Ling Feixue, the surrounding terrain was complicated, surrounded by a large area of tall and rugged trees, it was a good place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
When Ling Feixue used her ability to raise the fire, the entire forest was completely dark, and the forest at night was never quiet, with insects chirping, birds chirping, and the roars of wild beasts sounding one after another.
Yan Hua had already experienced the same scene in the Black Water Swamp, and it was even more common for Ling Feixue, the two of them did not have the slightest nervousness in the face of this situation like fierce beasts, and after a simple dinner, they leaned against a big tree to rest.
Dinner was made by Yan Hua, although the ferocious pig could not be eaten, but the things made by Ling Feixue were obviously not something that normal people could control.
Today was the first day of entering the Silver Lake Forest, Yan Hua sat beside Ling Feixue, but he felt that such a scene was extremely familiar, which made him feel unprecedentedly relieved, and he wanted to stay at this moment forever.
Yan Hua quietly glanced sideways at Ling Feixue's side face with closed eyes, and an indescribable emotion suddenly appeared in his heart, and he was about to say something, but was unexpectedly interrupted by the sound of slowly approaching in the night.
Yan Hua got up and held the zero-energy consumption spear in his hand, and looked in one direction, the first thing he saw was dozens of dark green points of light, which should be the eyes of the enemy.
Although it was impossible to see their appearance due to the darkness, it could be roughly inferred from the distance between these rays that these Strange Beasts were definitely no less large than the ferocious pig he had killed before.
"It's a three-star level iron-boned wolf, and it looks like it's still a wolf pack." Ling Feixue opened her eyes, her voice was a little low, but she didn't panic for a moment, "Be careful, the iron-boned wolf has a very heavy sense of revenge, and he is used to bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, so you can't let go of any of them when you make a move, otherwise when the merchant group passes by here, it is likely to be harassed by a larger wolf pack." ”
At the time of Ling Feixue's introduction, a total of more than a dozen beast shadows appeared in front of the campfire, which also allowed Yan Hua to see the appearance of this strange beast called the Iron Bone Wolf clearly.
Iron Bone Wolf, a three-star level ability beast, Yan Hua had seen it in textbooks, but since there were only simple text descriptions in the books, it was the first time he had seen the true appearance of the Iron Bone Wolf.
The iron-boned wolf is a wolf-type ability beast, the whole body is black, the height is about three meters, the body length is about five meters, and the faint green light is their eyes, which are slowly approaching in the direction of Yan Hua and the others at this time.
The iron-boned wolf was obviously not as afraid of fire as ordinary beasts, even though there was a pile of burning flames in front of him, he still maintained a half-arc formation unhurriedly, and finally stopped at a distance of about five meters from the campfire, staring at the opposite side with cold and cruel eyes through the rising flames.
And under the reflection of the campfire, Yan Hua was stunned to find that he had already seen what the iron-boned wolf looked like, not in reality, but in a dream!
The iron-boned wolf in front of him, although it was not as hideous and weird as in the dream, judging from its silhouette and the pitch-black hair that fell all over its body, it was the kind of black beast that Yunling had created by using fantasy reality in Yunxiang Village before!
The moment Yan Hua saw the appearance of the iron-boned wolf, a violent spiritual shock entered his brain, and the source of this fluctuation turned out to be Yunling!
"Big brother! These are the scoundrels! It's that they kill a lot of people. Yun Ling's voice was full of anger and obvious fear, "Village Chief Grandpa, Sister Zhang, woo, they're all dead. ”
Yun Ling's spirit fluctuated more and more violently, but it revealed a weak and weak body, and Yan Hua knew that the iron-boned wolf was her nightmare.
Yan Hua, who had experienced the same experience, understood this feeling of fear very well, so he decided to help Yunling overcome his fear.
"Teacher Ling, leave this group of iron-boned wolves to me." Yan Hua held the body of the gun and walked out first without waiting for Ling Feixue to answer.
And after Yunling found out about this scene, she had already cried: "Big brother, go away!" Don't go! Yunling, please! ”
The poignant cry, that was the tragedy that Yunling once wanted to undo.
Yan Hua's footsteps were extremely firm, and as he walked, he said softly in a voice that only he could hear: "Yunling, don't be afraid, big brother is here, these villains will definitely not hurt Yunling." ”
Yun Ling suddenly calmed down, and there was a hint of choking in her voice: "Really? ”
The corners of Yan Hua's mouth showed a confident smile and said, "Of course, have you forgotten that the eldest brother has hooked up with Yunling?" Big brother will definitely protect Yunling. ”
Yun Ling finally broke into a smile, and her spirit stabilized: "Hmm! Yunling believes in Big Brother. ”
"Good!"
Yan Hua shouted suddenly, and his figure flashed in front of an iron-boned wolf who couldn't bear to raise his head and step forward, the black and shiny tip of the spear in his hand reflected a burst of fire, and then turned into a pitch-black afterimage to face the opponent's exposed neck.
Silently, the tip of the spear with infinite pressure made of the overlord bee's tail stinger did not transmit the slightest resistance, and pierced the target with a blow like breaking through the air, blocking the follow-up actions and sounds of the iron wolf in the time and space of the previous moment.
"Whew!"
The smell of blood immediately stimulated the rest of the iron-boned wolves, and after letting out a howl that symbolized attack, the wolves rushed towards Yan Hua one after another.
Yan Hua snorted coldly, his wrist shook slightly, and the spear that was originally nailed to the neck of the first iron-boned wolf turned instantly, like a long dragon out of water, castrating through the bodies of the other two iron-boned wolves one after another, bringing up a large amount of blood.
Bang! Bang!
With the dull sound of two wolf corpses falling to the ground, Yan Hua appeared behind the wolves again, grabbed the body of the zero-energy consumption spear, and before the wolves could react, the blood-dripping spear stabbed out again.
The simple assassination move, combined with Yan Hua's powerful explosive power and the invincible zero-energy consumption spear, showed amazing power.
As a three-star level ability beast, the Iron Bone Wolf has the ability to provide strong defense brought by high-density bones and diaphragms and the super action power that comes from it, but none of these abilities are useful at this time.
The bones that were as hard as iron suddenly seemed to become more fragile than tofu, and they couldn't help them resist the attack for even a second, and the swift speed was not much better in front of Yan Hua than standing still, and the desperate actions of not fearing death were no different from sending them to death in the face of a three-meter gun circumference.
"Whew!"
The last iron-boned wolf, which turned to flee, let out an abrupt cry of grief and fell to the ground.
In less than five minutes of battle, all seventeen iron-boned wolves were wiped out, and all the corpses had only one wound, and all of them were killed with one blow.
Yan Hua exhaled lightly, put away the spear in his hand calmly, and stood in the middle of the battlefield.
The Silver Lake Forest seemed to fall silent at the moment, save for the occasional strange roar or two coming from a distance.
Yun Ling was stunned, and Ling Feixue, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was also surprised, she didn't expect this to be the result.
The same enemy, if it is handed over to Ling Feixue, of course, it will be crushed, and it will definitely be cleaner than Yan Hua, and the scene will not be so bloody.
Ling Feixue believed that even if he didn't have any ability, he could easily win with Yan Hua's four-star level combat power.
But it was also a victory, Yan Hua not only fought the wolves alone with ease and gained the upper hand, but also shuttled back and forth on the bloody battlefield, so far there was not the slightest trace of blood!
This is not a battle at all, but a one-sided slaughter!